Jane Austen coffee lecture

Jane Austen and Chawton House Library

Sandy Lerner, co-founder of CISCO Systems and founder of Urban Decay Cosmetics, is also founder of the wonderful Chawton House Library, at the Centre for the Study of Early English Women Writers. Chawton House is an Elizabethan manor house that was inherited by Jane Austen’s brother. Sandy is also a novelist (under the name Ava Farmer). She is in Australia for the first time and will be speaking about the establishment of the library, its collections and its future. Members of the Art Gallery Society and of the Jane Austen Society of Australia are invited to this very special event.

10am Coffee, Yiribana Foyer 10.30am Talk, Domain Theatre

Watercolour portrait laid into the University of Pennsylvania’s copy of Jane Austen, Emma (London 1816)

Cancellations:Three full working days (Monday–Friday) notice is required to qualify for a refund. All refunds attract an administration charge of 25% of the ticket price(s) with a minimum charge of $5. Not negotiable.